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faa2010

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Chopin's birthday.

on: February 18, 2010, 12:28:22 AM

Which is the correct date of Chopin's birthday: February 22 or March the 1st?

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Bob

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Reply #1 on: February 18, 2010, 01:21:23 AM

https://www.chopin-society.org.uk/articles/chopin-birthday.htm

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Reply #2 on: February 18, 2010, 01:26:25 AM

Sounds like it's unknown.

Mikołaj and Justyna were married in the 16th-century basilica in Brochów. There, too, their second child and only son, born 1 March 1810, would be baptized "Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin". In 1892 a parish church document was found[20] that cites his birthdate as 22 February 1810, but he usually gave 1 March as the date.[20]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chopin#Life

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jbmorel78

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Reply #3 on: February 18, 2010, 01:35:46 AM

Who cares? He deserves two anniversary celebrations..

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Reply #4 on: February 19, 2010, 11:51:48 PM

Who Cares About Chopin's Birthday...

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Reply #5 on: February 20, 2010, 01:14:22 AM

I bet his mom did. The difference of a week probably made a big difference to her.

And he hadn't been born, she would be about 200 years, 9 months pregnant by now. You never hear that angle on birth and death dates.

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Reply #6 on: February 20, 2010, 10:02:37 AM

We Don't Have To Celebrate It Every F'ing Year, Though. :-)

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peterjmathis

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Reply #7 on: February 20, 2010, 04:05:44 PM

Alternate celebrating it in February one year and March the next.

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Reply #8 on: February 20, 2010, 04:24:03 PM

I celebrate Chopin's birthday every day of the year.

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Reply #9 on: February 20, 2010, 04:42:21 PM

Quote from: stevebob on February 20, 2010, 04:24:03 PM

I celebrate Chopin's birthday every day of the year.

That's a good idea

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Reply #10 on: February 20, 2010, 05:37:38 PM

Quote from: Bob on February 20, 2010, 01:14:22 AM

I bet his mom did.

i bet she did

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